A dynamic collection from the internationally-acclaimed author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar　　
　　From leaping, flying fish to dancing butterflies, and camels that "trollop along," Eric Carle's brilliant and colorful collage designs bring to life animal poems from such diverse sources as Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Emily Dickinson, and Jack Prelutsky, as well as Bible verses, Japanese haiku, American Indian poems and more. This celebration of the wonder and variety of earth's animals is "joyous...a book to be shared" (Booklist, starred review).　　
　　* An ALA Notable Book
　　* A Child Study Children's Book Committee Children's Book of the Year
　　* An IRA Teachers' Choice Book
　　* An NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children
　　* A Booklist Editors' Choice Book
　　* A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
　　* A Redbook Top Ten Picture Book　
　　* A Picture Puffin
　　* Full-color illustrations
　　* 96 pages
　　* All ages

　Eric Carle's distinctive, vibrantly-colored collage art holds a special place in the world of children's books. His classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has sold millions of copies worldwide. Mr. Carle lives in Northampton, Massachusetts. Laura Whipple, who collected the poems for this anthology, lives in New Jersey.